C20 'is This What You Call Being Busy?'

"Sister, it's been ages since you've been back to the Ellis home. Why not stay the night and spend some time with Uncle and Aunt?" Viola's face brightened with a pleasant smile, the earlier gloom dissipating.

"Yes, absolutely. Lydia, let's have you stay over tonight," Eliza agreed, nodding emphatically.

"Alright."

Lydia saw the hope in her mother's eyes and couldn't bring herself to say no